1 Corinthians 7:32

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

I want you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the Lord’s affairs—how he can please the Lord.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord:

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    But I want you to be without care. He who is unmarried cares for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord:

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    But{G1161} I would have{G2309} you{G5209} to be free from cares.{G275} He{G3588} that is{G1511} unmarried{G22} is careful for{G3309} the things{G3588} of the Lord,{G2962} how{G4459} he may please{G700} the Lord:{G2962}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    But{G1161} I would have{G1511}{(G5750)}{G2309}{(G5719)} you{G5209} without carefulness{G275}. He that is unmarried{G22} careth{G3309}{(G5719)} for the things that belong to{G3588} the Lord{G2962}, how{G4459} he may please{G700}{(G5692)} the Lord{G2962}:

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    I wolde have you without care: the single man careth for the thinges of the LORde how he maye please the LORde.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    But I wolde that ye shulde be without care. He that is syngle, careth for the thinges of the LORDE,how he maye please the LORDE.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And I would haue you without care. The vnmaried careth for the things of the Lord, howe he may please the Lord.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    I woulde haue you without care: He that is vnmaryed, careth for the thinges that belong to the Lorde, how he may please the Lorde:

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    But I would have you without carefulness. He that is unmarried careth for the things that belong to the Lord, how he may please the Lord:

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    But I desire to have you to be free from cares. He who is unmarried is concerned for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord;

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And I wish you to be without anxiety; the unmarried is anxious for the things of the Lord, how he shall please the Lord;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    But I would have you to be free from cares. He that is unmarried is careful for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord:

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    But I would have you to be free from cares. He that is unmarried is careful for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord:

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    But it is my desire for you to be free from cares. The unmarried man gives his mind to the things of the Lord, how he may give pleasure to the Lord:

  • World English Bible (2000)

    But I desire to have you to be free from cares. He who is unmarried is concerned for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord;

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    And I want you to be free from concern. An unmarried man is concerned about the things of the Lord, how to please the Lord.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Tim 5:5 : 5 The widow who is truly alone and desolate has placed her hope in God and continues in prayers and petitions night and day.
  • Phil 4:6 : 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
  • Ps 55:22 : 22 His speech was smoother than butter, but war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.
  • Matt 6:25-34 : 25 Therefore, I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the sky: they do not sow, they do not reap, and they do not store away in barns. Yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they are? 27 Who among you, by worrying, can add a single cubit to their lifespan? 28 Why do you worry about clothing? Observe the lilies of the field and how they grow. They do not toil or spin. 29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon, in all his glory, was clothed like one of these. 30 If God so dresses the grass of the field, which is here today and thrown into the oven tomorrow, will He not much more clothe you—O you of little faith? 31 So do not worry, saying, 'What will we eat?' or 'What will we drink?' or 'What will we wear?' 32 For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
  • Matt 13:22 : 22 The seed sown among thorns is the one who hears the word, but the worries of this age and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Cor 7:33-40
    8 verses
    88%

    33 But a married man is concerned about the affairs of this world—how he can please his wife.

    34 And his interests are divided. An unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the Lord’s affairs. Her aim is to be devoted to the Lord in both body and spirit. But a married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world—how she can please her husband.

    35 I am saying this for your benefit, not to restrict you, but so that you may live in a right way in undivided devotion to the Lord.

    36 If anyone is worried that he might not be acting honorably toward the virgin he is engaged to, and if his passions are strong and he feels it must be so, let him do as he wants. He is not sinning; they should marry.

    37 But the man who has settled the matter in his own mind, who is under no compulsion but has control over his own will, and who has made up his mind not to marry the virgin—this man also does the right thing.

    38 So then, the one who marries the virgin does right, but the one who does not marry her does better.

    39 A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, only in the Lord.

    40 Yet in my opinion, she is happier if she remains as she is—and I think that I too have the Spirit of God.

  • 1 Cor 7:24-31
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    79%

    24 Brothers and sisters, each one should remain with God in the condition they were in when called.

    25 Now concerning virgins: I have no command from the Lord, but I give my opinion as one who, by the Lord’s mercy, is trustworthy.

    26 Because of the present distress, I think it is good for a person to remain as they are.

    27 Are you bound to a wife? Do not seek to be free. Are you free from a wife? Do not seek a wife.

    28 But if you do marry, you have not sinned; and if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. Yet those who marry will face troubles in this life, and I want to spare you this.

    29 This is what I mean, brothers and sisters: The time is short. From now on, those who have wives should live as if they do not.

    30 Those who weep, as if they did not weep; those who rejoice, as if they did not rejoice; those who buy, as if they did not possess.

    31 And those who use the things of this world, as if not engrossed in them. For this world in its present form is passing away.

  • 1 Cor 7:1-17
    17 verses
    79%

    1 Now concerning the matters you wrote about: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.

    2 But because of sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.

    3 The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband.

    4 The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise, the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.

    5 Do not deprive one another, except by mutual agreement for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

    6 I say this as a concession, not as a command.

    7 I wish that all people were as I am. But each has his own gift from God, one of one kind and one of another.

    8 To the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them to remain as I am.

    9 But if they cannot exercise self-control, they should marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.

    10 To the married I give this command—not I, but the Lord: A wife must not separate from her husband.

    11 But if she does, she must remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.

    12 To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If any brother has a wife who is an unbeliever and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.

    13 And if a woman has a husband who is an unbeliever and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him.

    14 For the unbelieving husband is made holy through his wife, and the unbelieving wife is made holy through her husband. Otherwise, your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy.

    15 But if the unbeliever departs, let them do so. A brother or sister is not bound in such circumstances. God has called us to live in peace.

    16 For how do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?

    17 Nevertheless, each person should live as the Lord has assigned them, just as God has called them. This is the rule I lay down in all the churches.

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  • Rom 7:2-3
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    2 For a married woman is legally bound to her husband while he is alive; but if her husband dies, she is released from the law that binds her to him.

    3 Consequently, while her husband is still alive, she would be called an adulteress if she joins herself to another man; but if her husband dies, she is free from that law, so she would not be an adulteress by becoming another man’s wife.

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    69%

    21 Were you called while a slave? Do not let it trouble you. But if you can gain your freedom, do so.

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    7 Command these things so that they may be above reproach.

  • Eph 5:27-28
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    69%

    27 and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless.

    28 In the same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.

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    32 This mystery is great—but I am speaking about Christ and the church.

  • 2 Tim 2:4
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    4 No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in the affairs of civilian life; instead, they strive to please the one who enlisted them.

  • 1 Pet 5:7
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    7 Cast all your anxieties upon Him, because He cares for you.

  • 1 Thess 4:4
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    4 That each of you knows how to control his own body in holiness and honor,

  • 1 Tim 5:11
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    11 But refuse to enroll younger widows, for when their physical desires draw them away from Christ, they desire to marry,

  • 1 Tim 3:2
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    2 Therefore, an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,

  • 1 Thess 4:12
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    12 so that you may conduct yourselves properly toward outsiders and not be dependent on anyone.

  • Titus 1:6
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    6 An elder must be blameless, the husband of one wife, with faithful children who are not accused of wild living or rebellion.

  • 1 Cor 6:17
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    17 But whoever is united with the Lord is one with Him in spirit.

  • 1 Cor 6:15
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    15 Don't you know that your bodies are members of Christ himself? Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute? Never!